tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11714522.post1963026568529317705..comments2024-03-29T07:36:41.429-04:00Comments on Incinerating Presuppositionalism: Answering the EpistemologistBahnsen Burnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11030029491768748360noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11714522.post-27154142623846536052021-11-12T21:01:24.934-05:002021-11-12T21:01:24.934-05:00Dawson,
I know what you mean by disheartening. I...Dawson,<br /><br />I know what you mean by disheartening. I find that I have to really limit myself to people like this. I go onto some philosophy, Christian and, atheist forums and if I stay too long I find myself losing all hope for a future. I've been having a particularly hard time with dispair this year with all that's going on. I find myself staying put on my farm and not wanting to be around people and their crazy ideas. I think about leaving it all behind to go live in a cabin deep in the woods where I won't have to hear about what's going on. <br /><br />When the most controversial thing that you can say on any forum is that existence exists, well, that really says it all about where we are. <br /><br />But then I come to places like this and I'm recharged. I remember that this is not a malevolent universe and that reality is on my side and I feel like there is a chance. Robert Kiddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00572711301026070701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11714522.post-7295754668966637722021-05-24T19:39:48.034-04:002021-05-24T19:39:48.034-04:00Thank you for sharing this, Robert. Your experienc...Thank you for sharing this, Robert. Your experience mirrors mine. It’s alarming and unfortunate. <br /><br />I’ve known many very intelligent people, many who I suspect are far more intelligent than I am, and yet I’m astounded by the lack of curiosity they exhibit when it comes to the structure of their own minds and the knowledge they possess. It’s as though they had determined at some point in their lives that exploring such matters was not a worthy exercise, for whatever reason. <br /><br />I have a family member with two PhDs (yes, two, both in the sciences), but this person is utterly incurious when it comes to understanding the nature of knowledge as such. Frankly, it’s as frightening as it is disheartening given the implications this invites. And while I try to refrain from overgeneralizing, it often seems that those with “advanced degrees” are sometimes the least introspective on such matters. After all, they’re part of the expert class, so they’ve earned the title of know-it-all. What could they possibly learn by exploring the roots of their knowledge? <br /><br />Regards,<br />DawsonBahnsen Burnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11030029491768748360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11714522.post-9758609918462393712021-05-21T21:22:10.838-04:002021-05-21T21:22:10.838-04:00Thanks again, Dawson!
YdemocThanks again, Dawson!<br /><br />YdemocYdemochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08333223339501648341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11714522.post-66767833654897377042021-05-21T20:46:41.181-04:002021-05-21T20:46:41.181-04:00Great article. I've found that most people I ...Great article. I've found that most people I get into discussions with don't really want to hear about fundamental principles. I was talking to a physicist the other day about the origin of the universe. I brought up the law of causality and the law of identity. He said he had never heard of these laws, they were not in any of his equations, and that they were just assumptions on my part. I asked him if he made use of logic in doing physics and he said of course he did. It's amazing to me how many people want to talk about complex philosophical and scientific issues but have never considered the most basic ideas that all these things rest on. He would hear none of it. <br /><br />Robert KiddRobert Kiddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00572711301026070701noreply@blogger.com